During Mind Move Make classes, we always start with two minutes of mindful breathing. This gives the children a chance to relax, reset, rest their minds, and reconnect to themselves after a busy day at school. In connection with our Central Idea,
we are connected to the ocean in many ways, today I asked the students to bring their minds to the places in their bodies that are made of water Before starting I asked them if they could think of any parts of their body that contained water. We decided our eyes, inside our mouths, and our blood were all places that water exists in the human body. During our mindful breathing time, I reminded them to think of these places and what they do for us.
We had a fun time during the movement part of our class today; we played Water Charades! Students broke into groups of three, and I gave each group a type of water to act out together. It was interesting watching them collaborate to figure out the best way to show a river, a waterfall, a lake, raindrops. Each group performed their tiny movement pieces describing water, and the other group guessed what they became. Actually, the students didn't want to stop playing the game because they were having such a great time!
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| Three boys working together to create "raindrops" as a movement piece! |
After that, it was time to start the art part of the class. The students worked on Mini-Masterpieces! They each created several tiny artworks describing different types of water. This project gave them the chance to explore many ideas relating to water using several types of art media. They used collage, oil pastels, watercolor paint, pencil, and markers to complete these works of art. Here are a few of the artists in action, along with some finished pieces!
